Management of sexual problems: the approach of mindfulness
| Autor: | Sandra Vilarinho |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
050103 clinical psychology
Psychotherapist Mindfulness 05 social sciences Psychological intervention 050109 social psychology Rigour Arousal Psychiatry and Mental health Distress Sexual desire Empirical research Treatment Outcome Sexual abuse Psicologia Psychology [Social sciences] Psicologia [Ciências sociais] Humans Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Sexual Dysfunctions Psychological Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP |
| Popis: | Purpose of review During the last 10 years mindfulness has been progressively integrated into protocols for the management of sexual problems. The purpose of this study is to systematize potential benefits of mindfulness in sexual well-being (considering mind, emotion, and body), and to shortly review current applications and effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions to the treatment of sexual problems. Recent findings The majority of evidence available focuses on women's sexual desire and arousal problems, although there are also preliminary findings for the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions in enhancing other components of the sexual response. Relationship issues, sexual pain, sexual abuse, and sexual distress have also revealed to benefit from mindfulness-based interventions. Summary The practice of mindfulness is a promising clinical approach with encouraging results for women's sexual problems. Further empirical research with different populations and greater methodological rigour is still needed to clarify the effectiveness of mindfulness as a specific component and the mechanisms contributing to therapeutic change. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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